Where does “lese” come from?

lese (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse lésa, from Proto-Germanic lesaną, from Proto-Indo-European les- — to gather, to collect.

lese (Norwegian Bokmål): to read

Definitions

  1. to read

Ancestry of “lese”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norselésato gather, pick
2Proto-Germaniclesanąto gather, collect
3Proto-Indo-Europeanles-to gather, to collect

Words derived from “lese”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European les- →Every word from Proto-Germanic lesaną →Every word from Old Norse lésa →